The Emergence of Rand Paul

In Front
Jon Lowenstein / Noor for TIME

In Front
Until the last couple of years, Paul says he did not think about running for office. But the pace of spending in Washington prompted him to throw his hat in the ring. "My fear, my worry, which is the same of the Tea Party movement," he told a crowd in Columbia, Ky., "is that we could destroy our country with this out-of-control spending."

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